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Post by Hotman on Apr 28, 2015 15:14:36 GMT -5
I'll never understand what the big deal is about "spoilers" at the draft. We're all tuning in to see which teams select which players, right? Why does it matter if you hear it from Goodell's mouth or a reporter's (via Schefter/La Canfora/Breer Twitter account)? then why bother having the commish announce it at all, if these yahoos are going to do it a couple of minutes before the clock runs out. Personally, I can't stand that yellow-haired cocksucker and rather him not be there at all. The very sight of him disgusts me. Each team should have a spokesman of their choosing for the picks... In which case you'd see that fucker for the NE picks anyways, but I can always go take a shit when they are on the clock.
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Post by JB1089 on Apr 28, 2015 15:47:47 GMT -5
I'll never understand what the big deal is about "spoilers" at the draft. We're all tuning in to see which teams select which players, right? Why does it matter if you hear it from Goodell's mouth or a reporter's (via Schefter/La Canfora/Breer Twitter account)? Because in that case, what's the point of watching the draft at all? Might as well just check on the internet later on instead of sitting through that boring shit. I watch the draft in front of my laptop and 2 TVs, one showing ESPN's coverage and the other the NFLN, while on Skype with the 2-5 friends I've watched every draft with since 2003. I'll be checking this site, Twitter, Facebook, and my phone every minute. It's a shared viewing experience with some of my favorite people. It's one of the best weekends of the year: The culmination of hours of time spent watching youtube videos in addition to the college football that I already watch. When the pick comes in, I get the reactions from everyone: My friends, the talking heads on TV, the people I follow on Twitter, etc. The whole thing is so much fun for me. Knowing who's going where a minute or two before it's made official doesn't ruin any of the spectacle for me. If the NFL wants to fix this supposed problem, then they should eliminate the lag time between the teams calling in with their selections and the commissioner making the announcement. The decision gets made in the war room, someone picks up the phone to call the draft table, the people at the draft table write a name, position and school down on a card, they walk it over to the league table where everything is verified, and then the commissioner receives the card, walks out to the podium, and makes the announcement. What an archaic process. Conversely, the decision is made in the war room, a source in the room sends a text to Schefter. Schefter receives text and fires off a tweet to the world. Done. Do you know what I would find a lot more annoying (and already do in one particular case)? The faux-speculation that you get when the guys on TV already know who the pick is, but aren't allowed to say so. They'll be talking about one guy and the conversation will abruptly turn to talking about someone else. Or they'll spend the entire 10 minutes talking about about 2-3 players and then as they're throwing it to the commissioner, one of them goes "Don't be surprised if they take..." or "Maybe they'll go with..." Mayock has been guilty of that for the last 2 years or so on the NFLN.
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Post by RageATL on Apr 29, 2015 18:56:42 GMT -5
Because in that case, what's the point of watching the draft at all? Might as well just check on the internet later on instead of sitting through that boring shit. I watch the draft in front of my laptop and 2 TVs, one showing ESPN's coverage and the other the NFLN, while on Skype with the 2-5 friends I've watched every draft with since 2003. I'll be checking this site, Twitter, Facebook, and my phone every minute. It's a shared viewing experience with some of my favorite people. It's one of the best weekends of the year: The culmination of hours of time spent watching youtube videos in addition to the college football that I already watch. When the pick comes in, I get the reactions from everyone: My friends, the talking heads on TV, the people I follow on Twitter, etc. The whole thing is so much fun for me. Knowing who's going where a minute or two before it's made official doesn't ruin any of the spectacle for me. If the NFL wants to fix this supposed problem, then they should eliminate the lag time between the teams calling in with their selections and the commissioner making the announcement. The decision gets made in the war room, someone picks up the phone to call the draft table, the people at the draft table write a name, position and school down on a card, they walk it over to the league table where everything is verified, and then the commissioner receives the card, walks out to the podium, and makes the announcement. What an archaic process. Conversely, the decision is made in the war room, a source in the room sends a text to Schefter. Schefter receives text and fires off a tweet to the world. Done. Do you know what I would find a lot more annoying (and already do in one particular case)? The faux-speculation that you get when the guys on TV already know who the pick is, but aren't allowed to say so. They'll be talking about one guy and the conversation will abruptly turn to talking about someone else. Or they'll spend the entire 10 minutes talking about about 2-3 players and then as they're throwing it to the commissioner, one of them goes "Don't be surprised if they take..." or "Maybe they'll go with..." Mayock has been guilty of that for the last 2 years or so on the NFLN. That sounds exhausting, we're hard pressed to all meet up at the bar to watch it together.
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Post by Hotman on Apr 29, 2015 20:02:11 GMT -5
I watch the draft in front of my laptop and 2 TVs, one showing ESPN's coverage and the other the NFLN, while on Skype with the 2-5 friends I've watched every draft with since 2003. I'll be checking this site, Twitter, Facebook, and my phone every minute. It's a shared viewing experience with some of my favorite people. It's one of the best weekends of the year: The culmination of hours of time spent watching youtube videos in addition to the college football that I already watch. When the pick comes in, I get the reactions from everyone: My friends, the talking heads on TV, the people I follow on Twitter, etc. The whole thing is so much fun for me. Knowing who's going where a minute or two before it's made official doesn't ruin any of the spectacle for me. If the NFL wants to fix this supposed problem, then they should eliminate the lag time between the teams calling in with their selections and the commissioner making the announcement. The decision gets made in the war room, someone picks up the phone to call the draft table, the people at the draft table write a name, position and school down on a card, they walk it over to the league table where everything is verified, and then the commissioner receives the card, walks out to the podium, and makes the announcement. What an archaic process. Conversely, the decision is made in the war room, a source in the room sends a text to Schefter. Schefter receives text and fires off a tweet to the world. Done. Do you know what I would find a lot more annoying (and already do in one particular case)? The faux-speculation that you get when the guys on TV already know who the pick is, but aren't allowed to say so. They'll be talking about one guy and the conversation will abruptly turn to talking about someone else. Or they'll spend the entire 10 minutes talking about about 2-3 players and then as they're throwing it to the commissioner, one of them goes "Don't be surprised if they take..." or "Maybe they'll go with..." Mayock has been guilty of that for the last 2 years or so on the NFLN. That sounds exhausting, we're hard pressed to all meet up at the bar yo watch it together.
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Post by JB1089 on Apr 30, 2015 15:42:00 GMT -5
I watch the draft in front of my laptop and 2 TVs, one showing ESPN's coverage and the other the NFLN, while on Skype with the 2-5 friends I've watched every draft with since 2003. I'll be checking this site, Twitter, Facebook, and my phone every minute. It's a shared viewing experience with some of my favorite people. It's one of the best weekends of the year: The culmination of hours of time spent watching youtube videos in addition to the college football that I already watch. When the pick comes in, I get the reactions from everyone: My friends, the talking heads on TV, the people I follow on Twitter, etc. The whole thing is so much fun for me. Knowing who's going where a minute or two before it's made official doesn't ruin any of the spectacle for me. If the NFL wants to fix this supposed problem, then they should eliminate the lag time between the teams calling in with their selections and the commissioner making the announcement. The decision gets made in the war room, someone picks up the phone to call the draft table, the people at the draft table write a name, position and school down on a card, they walk it over to the league table where everything is verified, and then the commissioner receives the card, walks out to the podium, and makes the announcement. What an archaic process. Conversely, the decision is made in the war room, a source in the room sends a text to Schefter. Schefter receives text and fires off a tweet to the world. Done. Do you know what I would find a lot more annoying (and already do in one particular case)? The faux-speculation that you get when the guys on TV already know who the pick is, but aren't allowed to say so. They'll be talking about one guy and the conversation will abruptly turn to talking about someone else. Or they'll spend the entire 10 minutes talking about about 2-3 players and then as they're throwing it to the commissioner, one of them goes "Don't be surprised if they take..." or "Maybe they'll go with..." Mayock has been guilty of that for the last 2 years or so on the NFLN. That sounds exhausting, we're hard pressed to all meet up at the bar to watch it together. I miss watching it with them in person, the last time we were able to do that was 8 years ago. This will be year 4 doing the Skype call, and everyone is going to be there tonight, which didn't happen on any of the days last year.
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